A Michigan City woman has been sentenced to 130 months in prison for her role in a fentanyl distribution conspiracy.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, 42-year-old Meliki Marion was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Damon R. Leichty after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute fentanyl.
The crime occurred from June through mid-August 2021, in the Michigan City area. Marion’s co-defendants sold pills purporting to be oxycodone that were actually fentanyl.
In August 2021, two co-defendants were stopped while traveling back to Michigan City with over a kilogram of fentanyl pills. Marion was in possession of over $3,000 when apprehended by law enforcement as she attempted to run away from her residence as it was to be searched.
Marion admitted that she collected money related to the conspiracy.
The case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration (including the Chicago Field Division, the Merrillville District Office, the Amarillo Texas Resident Office and the Albuquerque New Mexico District Office) with the assistance of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the LaPorte County Drug Task Force, an Indiana HIDTA Initiative, and the Michigan City Police Department.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Kimberly L. Schultz and Joel Gabrielse.
This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone.
Marion was sentenced to 130 months in prison followed by 5 years of supervised release.
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Key Facts
- State: Indiana
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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